Coach Nate McMillan continues to routinely hold Evans under 20 minutes per game, but the 29-year-old is finally starting to emerge as the second-unit standout the Pacers expected when they signed him to a one-year, $12.4 million deal this summer. Over his last six games, Evans has scored no fewer than 13 points while converting at a 49.3 percent clip from the field and 45 percent clip from three-point range.

Evans scored a team-high 19 points (7-11 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-4 FT) while adding two assists in 25 minutes off the bench during Saturday's 111-99 win over the Mavericks.

While Victor Oladipo and the Pacers' starters did a number defensively on Luca Doncic and the Mavs, Evans stepped up and took care of business on the offensive end. The veteran guard has now scored in double digits in five straight games, averaging 15.8 points, 3.0 boards and 1.6 three-pointers over that stretch in only 19.4 minutes a night.

Evans totaled 13 points (6-14 FG, 1-4 3Pt), two rebounds and one steal across 15 minutes in Thursday's 120-96 loss to the 76ers.

Despite the team's poor effort Thursday night, Evans was a bright spot again for the Pacers, contributing a solid scoring total from the bench in limited minutes. Evans should continue to compete for minutes in he continues shooting with confidence like he has of late.

Evans saw less minutes than his last two games even given the margin of the game, but Evans was much more efficient Tuesday night, dropping 75 percent of his shots with a good effort from the charity stripe as well. Evans' performance should warrant more minutes off the Pacers' bench going forward.